Older cat with digestive problems

Hi,
I have a 7 year old Siamese named baggy. He chews on plastic bags and
throws up his food. I have tried many different diets with no luck. I
recently purchased pet grass (which has yet to grow). Any other ideas?
Thanks,
Jonathan

Assuming you've removed the plastic bags from Baggy's reach, could it be he has
hairballs?

My now six-year-old cat was throwing up last year and refused to use his litter
box for urinating. (He'd use the shower stall instead.) I switched to canned
food for awhile and he did a little better. Then I started giving him a one-inch
ribbon of (petroleum-jelly based) hairball remedy each day for a couple of
weeks. Also, I switched from regular Iams to "hairball remedy" Iams. It has more
fiber. (Others here at the time suggested more fiber and mentioned several
things I could feed him.) He ultimately made it to a one-inch ribbon a couple of
times a week. Now he has the hairball remedy a few times a month.

He's fine now. He rarely vomits and has good litter box habits. I give him
mostly the Iams hairball formula but also a couple of lumps of canned whitefish
(cat food version) each day.

One can buy the hairball remedy at Wal-Mart or most any pet store. Hartz has a
version. Four dollars or so a tube that lasts a long time.

Updates welcome. :-)

"jonathan" wrote
Hi,
I have a 7 year old Siamese named baggy. He chews on plastic bags and
throws up his food. I have tried many different diets with no luck. I
recently purchased pet grass (which has yet to grow). Any other ideas?
Thanks,
Jonathan

Assuming you've removed the plastic bags from Baggy's reach, could it be he has
hairballs?

My now six-year-old cat was throwing up last year and refused to use his litter
box for urinating. (He'd use the shower stall instead.) I switched to canned
food for awhile and he did a little better. Then I started giving him a one-inch
ribbon of (petroleum-jelly based) hairball remedy each day for a couple of
weeks. Also, I switched from regular Iams to "hairball remedy" Iams. It has more
fiber. (Others here at the time suggested more fiber and mentioned several
things I could feed him.) He ultimately made it to a one-inch ribbon a couple of
times a week. Now he has the hairball remedy a few times a month.

He's fine now. He rarely vomits and has good litter box habits. I give him
mostly the Iams hairball formula but also a couple of lumps of canned whitefish
(cat food version) each day.

One can buy the hairball remedy at Wal-Mart or most any pet store. Hartz has a
version. Four dollars or so a tube that lasts a long time.

Updates welcome. :-)

"jonathan" wrote
Hi,
I have a 7 year old Siamese named baggy. He chews on plastic bags and
throws up his food. I have tried many different diets with no luck. I
recently purchased pet grass (which has yet to grow). Any other ideas?
Thanks,
Jonathan

On Thu, 25 Dec 2003 19:57:42 +0000, Caliban wrote:

My now six-year-old cat was throwing up last year and refused to use his
litter box for urinating. (He'd use the shower stall instead.)

Shower stall? You should be so lucky. =O.o=

--
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http://www.dennis.furtopia.org | But I have more fun that way.
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On Thu, 25 Dec 2003 19:57:42 +0000, Caliban wrote:

My now six-year-old cat was throwing up last year and refused to use his
litter box for urinating. (He'd use the shower stall instead.)

Shower stall? You should be so lucky. =O.o=

--
Dennis Carr - | I may be out of my mind,
http://www.dennis.furtopia.org | But I have more fun that way.
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Vomiting can be a symptom of an underlying disease (ie. inflammatory bowel
disease, etc). He should be checked by a vet to rule these out.
Gail
"jonathan" wrote in message
om...
Hi,
I have a 7 year old Siamese named baggy. He chews on plastic bags and
throws up his food. I have tried many different diets with no luck. I
recently purchased pet grass (which has yet to grow). Any other ideas?
Thanks,
Jonathan

Vomiting can be a symptom of an underlying disease (ie. inflammatory bowel
disease, etc). He should be checked by a vet to rule these out.
Gail
"jonathan" wrote in message
om...
Hi,
I have a 7 year old Siamese named baggy. He chews on plastic bags and
throws up his food. I have tried many different diets with no luck. I
recently purchased pet grass (which has yet to grow). Any other ideas?
Thanks,
Jonathan